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Six Carolinians, including a woman in Charlotte, reported a fireball in the nighttime sky Thursday, according to the American Meteorological Society . Pat Branch of Gray Court, South Carolina, shot a five-second video of the mysterious orb streaking upward left to right and posted the video on the society website. A man in Gray Court identified only as Dwayne F. posted a photo of...

Records show Utuy-Sarat was booked on April 21, 2026, for violating a domestic violence protection order.

Utilities and many municipalities, from Gastonia to Charlotte to Statesville, have put conservation requirements in place.

South End is about to get a new all-in-one hangout, as Market on Morehead targets a mid-May opening for its $6 million, full-service restaurant on the ground floor of The Offices at Carson Station at 1001 Morehead Square Drive. The concept is built around a large dog-friendly patio, a 25-foot Jumbotron and live-music stages, all wrapped around...

A contract worker at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was arrested on April 14 after police said they tracked about $5,000 worth of David Yurman jewelry from a passenger’s checked suitcase to an online listing. Detectives say the high-end pieces surfaced on Facebook Marketplace and were traced to a seller with access to checked baggage, stoking fresh worries among travelers about trusting valuables to...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man died in the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office after he was found unresponsive in his cell. Juan Utuy-Sarat, 41, was an inmate at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center. He was found unresponsive in his cell on Saturday, April 25, the sheriff's office says. A medical emergency was declared and Charlotte Fire and Medic showed up a few...

Since he was a boy in Greece, George Karnezis worked hard at everything he did, his daughter, Sara, said Saturday. “But he was also very sociable,” she said. “Lots of friends. He was a great storyteller, a great joke teller. He loved people, and people loved him.” George Angelo Karnezis, owner of the longtime Kopper Kettle family restaurant in Pineville, died peacefully on Thursday...

SOUTH CAROLINA — A 53-year-old man died Saturday after falling from the back of a moving vehicle in Spartanburg County, according to authorities. The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Eric Bradley, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Officials said Bradley fell from the vehicle while it was in motion. The incident occurred at the […] The post North Carolina resident dead after falling...

Winthrop University is expanding into Fort Mill, marking the town’s first time having a higher learning institution within its borders. Officials from Fort Mill and the Rock Hill-based public university signed an agreement Friday afternoon to work toward a new Fort Mill campus. Financial details haven’t been determined, but the new site is expected to be operational in fall 2027. It’ll have programs...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Five months after taking the oath to lead the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Chief Estella Patterson is defining her vision for Charlotte. She's focused on reducing crime, rebuilding community trust, and taking care of the officers behind the badge, while acknowledging there is still plenty of work ahead.